Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-04-14

THE New York Grant Monument Fund
committee recently had meeting and
filed vacancies in it's ranks. What most
needs TO be- filled is the yawning vacancy
in its treasury.
ALEXANDER MITCHELL, Milwaukee's
railroad king, talks with broad Scotch
accent, which does not prevent him, how
ever, from getting the talk down to a
fine point when necessary.
QUEEN VICTORIA paid $4,000 to see an
exclusive performance at the Olympic
Hippodrome. Such are the penalties Of
royalty. Ordinary people can go to to
the circus for 30 cents.
AN earthquake shock at Monte Carlo
in Italy, caused q great land slide Thurs
day, the railway and the carriage be
inc buried under the mass of rock and
earth. Railway trains from France had
a narrow escape.
REV. j. r.. KENDE1L, of Mason City Ia,
was paralyzed on Sunday at the close OF
his sermon. Judge j. " Eustace, OF
Dixon, H., is rapidly recovering from a
similar attack.
Ar Mount Sterling, Kentucky, before
daylight, on Monday, j. j. Cornailson
was arrested and placed in jail to serve
three years for hor5ewhiPr'ns Judge
Reid who soon afterward committed
suicide because of his sense of disgrace.
HERMAN ScHr1rzEn, residing at No.
96l North Hoyne avenue, Chicago, was
last December bitten by dog Early
Monday morning he became very violent
from hydrophobia, and on being remoy
ed to the county jail expired IN eight
hours, in terrible agony.
The interstate commerce commission
has ordered that applications for official
action shall be made by petition under
oath. Tho Mobile and Ohio road has
asked relief as to rates because of water
competition,
Tux California schoolmasters are not
TO be fooled with. The other day mas
ouline at Lodi, (Ca) licked fifteen young
misses "for making fun and sticking up
their noses at HIM" The case has gone
TO a court of justice for settlement.
Tur latest attempt to assassinate the
car was made by an officer os the Rus
sian army, who fred at and missed him
The czar can hardly relish these things
under any circumstances, but the outrage
in this case is aggravated by the evidence
it gives Of army's inenioiency with fire
arms.
KELLY motor stock is again booming
in Philadelphia, on account of report
that the invention is complete. keely
completes his motor about MS numerously
as Barnum his farewell tours of the coun
try.
TuprE marriage ceremonies were re
ouired between Madame Nilsson and hen
second husband. in order to make it bind
ing civily and enthusiastically. They are
married about as thoroughly as the CHI
cago boodlcrs were indicted.
Miss Sorur MAEKoE, of Washington
is distressed over the newspaper no
tor.ety gained through her reported en-
gagcment to Secretary Bayard, and de
MES that there is the slightest foundation
Of fact for such an announcement.
The veteran soldiers of southwest w $
consin will hold their next reariou al
Shullsburg, Lafayette county, June and
.. Addresses will be delivered by GOV
Rusk and Congressman Il. NJ La Fol
lette.
An hand rifle match was shot at
Dubuque, Iowa, on the sixth instant be.
tween en-. Budd, of Des Moines cham
piou wing Shot of the world, aud W. W
Wormod, The range was 200 yards, and
Mr. Wormod won.
QUEEN MAHaAHrrrA, of Italy, took pity
on the reporters who were puzzled over
the toilets at q recent court bail at Rome,
and dictated to them a description of tbs
handsome dresses, She wound UP with